A best case scenario for those that put money down on projects...
1. if the project is held by a lender, they will eventually want to sell.
2. the more likely buyer (believe it or not) is probably the original developer. they will often come back and buy-back the development at pennies to the dollar. You have to understand that the developer often has done to much leg work and they may be in the best position to finish the project.
3. if the developer buys it back or a new developer comes in, the hope would be that they would offer some sort of a discounted purchase price to those that put money down. If the new developer or existing developer bought at a discount, then it should be easier to jump start sales by selling a discounted lot to original buyers of the development.